Magnet Picture French King Francis I

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Francis of Angouleme / Francis I (1494-1547) became king of France in 1515 and reigned for the rest of his life. He was an important arts patron, commissioning da Vinci, Cellini and Rosso, and acquiring important artworks by Michelangelo, Titian and Raphael. As such, he is credited with the French Renaissance.